English–Korean

“bookstore” in Korean

Korean

Also책방 (chaekppang)

Pronunciation

Romanizationseojeom

Example

서점 앞에서 친구를 만났어요.seo jeom a pe seo chin gu reul man na sseo yo

I met my friend in front of the bookstore.

Illustration for 서점 (bookstore)

How to say “bookstore” in Korean

“Bookstore” in Korean is 서점 (seojeom).

Shelves filled with books in a shop where customers browse and buy what they want.

Full entry for 서점: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 서점

오늘은 서점에 가서 새 소설을 샀어요.o neu reun seo jeo me ka seo sae so seo reul sa sseo yo

Today, I went to the bookstore and bought a new novel.

Tips for using 서점

  • English learners can connect this word with a bookstore rather than a library, since the place is associated with buying books instead of borrowing them.

Other Korean words for “bookstore”

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책방

chaekppang

nounbookstore

우리 동네에 책방이 새로 생겼다.u ri tong ne e chaek ppang i sae ro saeng gyeot tta

A new bookstore opened in our neighborhood.

“bookstore” in other languages